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Taylor & Francis Musical Performance A Philosophical Study
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Taylor & Francis Art and Morality International Library of Philosophy
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Taylor & Francis Public Sector Ethics Finding and Implementing Values Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Aesthetics and the Environment
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Wittgenstein Theory and the Arts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Humes Aesthetic Theory Taste and Sentiment Routledge Studies in EighteenthCentury Philosophy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Art In Its Time Theories and Practices of Modern Aesthetics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Art In Its Time Theories and Practices of Modern Aesthetics
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Taylor & Francis Photographs Objects Histories
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Taylor & Francis Philosophical Romanticism
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Taylor & Francis Philosophical Romanticism
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Taylor & Francis Art and Morality International Library of Philosophy
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Taylor & Francis Gender and Aesthetics An Introduction Understanding Feminist Philosophy
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Taylor & Francis Gender and Aesthetics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Revealing Art Why Art Matters
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Revealing Art
Book SynopsisWhy does art matter to us, and what makes it good? Why is the role of imagination so important in art? Illustrated with carefully chosen colour and black-and-white plates of examples from Michaelangelo to Matisse and Poussin to Pollock, Revealing Art takes us on a compelling and provocative journey.Kieran explores some of the most important questions we can ask ourselves about art: how can art inspire us or disgust us? Is artistic judgement simply a matter of taste? Can art be immoral or obscene, and should it be censored? He brings such abstract issues to life with fascinating discussions of individual paintings, photographs and sculptures, such as Michelangelo's Pieta, Andres Serrano's Piss Christ and Francis Bacon's powerful paintings of the Pope.He also suggests some answers to problems that any one in an art gallery or museum is likely to ask themselves: what is a beautiful work of art? and can art really reveal something true about our own nature?Revealing Art is ideal for anyone interested in debates about art today, or who has simply stood in front of a painting and felt baffled.Trade Review'A fine discussion of one of the most important topics in aesthetics: the value of art. Its arguments and conclusions are both original and accessible to a broad audience.' - Robert Stecker, author of Artworks: Meaning, Definition, Value'Matthew Kieran offers an urbane, broad-minded, humanistic vision of the enduring values of art from Poissin to Matisse, to conceptualism, delighting in the multi-facetedness of art and quietly admonishing those with moralistic or fashion-driven prejudices.' - Peter LeMarque, author of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art'Kieran has a particularly useful chapter on art and morality ...' - Anna James, Financial Times' ... the arguments set out in this even-handed and intelligent book provide welcome clarification of a subject which all too often falls prey to muddled and prejudiced thinking.' - The Art Newspaper 'This is a handsomely produced volume. It has a compact size that easily fits into a coat pocket. Its paper is heavy and glossy. Best of all it contains numerous illustrations, many in colour, so that one can often see what Kieran is talking about in his numerous examples.' - Robert Stecker, The British Journal of Aesthetics'...the arguments set out in this even-handed and intelligent book provide welcome clarification of a subject which all too often falls prey to muddled and prejudiced thinking.' - The Art Newspaper'...Kieran is a philosopher with the nerve of an art critic, who, in the manner of Arthur Danto, comfortably exchanges his roles...Revealing Art brings forth with vivid detail the durable effects of artworks and makes strong case for the power and complexity of art' - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism'...a model of how to write analytical philosophy in a plain and accessible style without sacrificing philosophical precision or a winning literary style. It will be accessible, interesting and stimulating to undergraduates and teachers within a number of disciplines and indeed to a general reader with a curiosity in why we value art. Many basic and complex positions are explained, defended and criticised so that any reader will be prepared for further discussion of individual positions with a sound basis of their attractions and pitfalls. I would recommend this book to anyone, and especially to those with an interest and knowledge of visual art but less immersion in the philosophical literature that surrounds them.' Journal of Visual Art Practice'Revealing Art is a lively exploration of questions concerning value in art. Matthew Kieran presents a series of engaging arguments illuminated by examples drawn from across the history of European visual art, from the Roettgen Pietà to Poussin's The Adoration of the Golden Calf to Gillian Wearing's Signs series... As a result, the book will have something to offer to specialists and non-specialists alike.' - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Is Art Sacred? 2. Beauty Resurrected 3. Revealing Art 4. Art and Morality 5. The Truth in Humanism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Kant on Judgment
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Taylor & Francis The Political Unconscious
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Taylor & Francis The Literary Wittgenstein
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Taylor & Francis Japanese Tea Culture Art History and Practice
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Taylor & Francis Vertellingen Routledge filosofie
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Aesthetics
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Taylor & Francis Very Little Almost Nothing Death Philosophy and Literature Warwick Studies in European Philosophy
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Taylor & Francis Philosophy of the Arts
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Taylor & Francis Aesthetics and Human Resource Development Connections Concepts and Opportunities Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Art and Ventriloquism Critical Voices in Art Theory and Culture
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Taylor & Francis Aesthetic Experience
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Taylor & Francis Ltd On Architecture
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Taylor & Francis Ltd On Architecture
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Taylor & Francis Emmanuel Levinas
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Taylor & Francis Arguing About Art
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Taylor & Francis Arguing About Art
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Taylor & Francis Japanese Tea Culture
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Guidebook to Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Continental Aesthetics Reader
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Film
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Taylor & Francis Vertigo
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Taylor & Francis Vertigo
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Taylor & Francis Art and Ethics in a Material World Kants Pragmatist Legacy Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
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Taylor & Francis Rethinking Aesthetics
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Taylor & Francis Rethinking Aesthetics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Law and Art
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Paul de Man Routledge Revivals Deconstruction and the Critique of Aesthetic Ideology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Paul de Man Routledge Revivals Deconstruction and the Critique of Aesthetic Ideology
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Taylor & Francis Proust as Philosopher
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Taylor & Francis Proust as Philosopher
Book SynopsisMarcel Proustâs In Search of Lost Time has long fascinated philosophers for its complex accounts of time, personal identity and narrative, amongst many other themes. Proust as Philosopher: The Art of Metaphor is the first book to try and connect Proustâs implicit ontology of experience with the question of style, and of metaphor in particular.Miguel de Beistegui begins with an observation: throughout In Search of Lost Time, the two main characters seem prone to chronic dissatisfaction in matters of love, friendship and even art. Reality always falls short of expectation. At the same time, the narrator experiences unexpected bouts of intense elation, the cause and meaning of which remain elusive. Beistegui argues we should understand these experiences as acts of artistic creation, and that this is why Proust himself wrote that true life is the life of art.He goes on to explore the nature of these joyful and pleasurable experiences and the transformation required of art, and particularly literature, if it is to incorporate them. He concludes that Proust revolutionises the idea of metaphor, extending beyond the confines of language to understand the nature of lived, bodily experience.Trade Review"De Beistegui is bold to write yet one more book on philosophy in Proust. Bold and successful, since his attention to metaphor allows him to discover new insights, sometimes by clarification, other times through expansion into uncharted territory. … The author, with the aid of his translators, Katz and Simon, creates a work that is artful and a pleasure to read. ... Beistegui gives us much to think about." - Katherine Elkins, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"Miguel de Beistegui is the rarest kind of philosophical reader: one who follows Proust where he goes, rather than leading him to foreordained theoretical conclusions, one who learns about life from Proust, rather than translating him into terms already known. This book deserves a place among the very small number of works on Proust that are serious about the depth and richness of Proust's thought. And the beautiful translation of Beistegui's account of Proust's style and vocabulary will enrich any English language reader's sense of Proust's language." – William Flesch, Brandeis University, USA"Miguel de Beistegui's thought-provoking exploration of memory, imagination, metaphor, and that elusive quest for joy in the recherché masterfully illuminates the genius of Proust's fusion of philosophy and literature into a cathedral of words that transcends both without leaving either behind. Not only a welcome contribution to areas often neglected in Proust scholarship; it is also a challenging engagement with Proust's exploration of the human condition." - Nicolas de Warren, University of Leuven, Belgium"De Beistegui is bold to write yet one more book on philosophy in Proust. Bold and successful, since his attention to metaphor allows him to discover new insights, sometimes by clarification, other times through expansion into uncharted territory. … The author, with the aid of his translators, Katz and Simon, creates a work that is artful and a pleasure to read. ... Beistegui gives us much to think about." - Katherine Elkins, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"Miguel de Beistegui is the rarest kind of philosophical reader: one who follows Proust where he goes, rather than leading him to foreordained theoretical conclusions, one who learns about life from Proust, rather than translating him into terms already known. This book deserves a place among the very small number of works on Proust that are serious about the depth and richness of Proust's thought. And the beautiful translation of Beistegui's account of Proust's style and vocabulary will enrich any English language reader's sense of Proust's language." – William Flesch, Brandeis University, USA"Miguel de Beistegui's thought-provoking exploration of memory, imagination, metaphor, and that elusive quest for joy in the recherché masterfully illuminates the genius of Proust's fusion of philosophy and literature into a cathedral of words that transcends both without leaving either behind. Not only a welcome contribution to areas often neglected in Proust scholarship; it is also a challenging engagement with Proust's exploration of the human condition." - Nicolas de Warren, University of Leuven, Belgium"In short, [this] is a valuable study, incorporating what has been done before while at the same time moving things in a fresh direction. Best of all, it sends the reader back, with renewed wonder, to Proust’s giant and magnificent novel." -Adam Gonya, Independent ScholarTable of Contents1. Looking for Joy 2. Proust Among the Psychologists 3. Finding Joy (Involuntary Memory) 4. Giving Joy (Metaphor) 5. Dress or Patchwork? Index
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Taylor & Francis The Politics of Imagination
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